America In A World At War

 After Pearl Harbor, the Japanese attacked US bases in Manila  Battle of Midway, US was victorious  By mid-1943, US gained an edge in the Pacific theater  Delays in a French invasion upset Stalin The Soviets had the most casualties – 20 million!  Leaders of the Soviet Union felt the delay of an invasion was done so USSR could absorb the most casualties  Holocaust: 11 million deaths – 6 million Jews US had some knowledge early on in the war St. Louis – US turned away 1,000 escaped Jews, even though they had room under the quota system

 The war ended the Great Depression Federal spending increased drastically Shortage of consumer goods = increased savings  15 million men and women were part of forces Increased need for labor  Major unions did not strike Smith-Connally Act – unions had to wait 30 before striking  2 ways the government paid for the war TAXES! War bonds  War Production Board: Purpose was to have broad economic powers In reality, did not have as much power

 Technology in the war: Car assembly lines turned into military assembly lines Radar and sonar improved dramatically Americans During The War  African Americans: Generally supported the war – hoped for more rights A. Philip Randolph – proposed a demonstration in DC  Fair Employment Practice Commission: could investigate discrimination in war industries Large migration of blacks from the South  Native Americans: “Code-talkers”  Mexican Americans: Bracero program: Mexican workers came to the US Zoot Suit Riot: conflict between American sailors and young Mexicans in Los Angeles

 Women and children in the war: Women in the workforce increased by 60% “Rosie the Riveter” Many children became “latchkey kids” 1/3 of teenagers were employed  Japanese Americans: Executive Order 9066 – relocation of Japanese from the West Coast Korematsu v. US – upheld Internment Camps  Check out my video in the description

 D-Day: June 6, 1944: Invasion at Normandy – Dwight Eisenhower  The Soviets pushed the Germans back, allowed them to occupy Eastern Germany Play a key role after the war  Manhattan Project: Led by Robert Oppenheimer, the US developed nuclear weapons Check out Rush’s The Manhattan Project  Hiroshima and Nagasaki: US dropped two atomic bombs – 100,000s of deaths  Why did the US drop the bombs? Many, but to save American lives

 The war was paid by taxes and bonds  Women worked in large numbers  A. Philip Randolph  Zoot Suit Riots  Korematsu v. US  Truman dropped the bombs to save lives

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